Chapter XXI Quiz — Wuthering Heights

How old is Cathy when the events of Chapter 21 take place?

• Thirteen
• Fourteen
• Sixteen
• Eighteen

Why does Edgar Linton spend Cathy's birthday alone in the library?

• He is ill and cannot leave his room
• It is also the anniversary of his wife Catherine's death
• He is angry with Cathy for disobeying him
• He is writing a letter to Heathcliff

What is Heathcliff's stated motive for wanting Cathy and Linton to marry?

• To make amends for his past treatment of Isabella
• To give Linton a companion in his illness
• To secure the Linton property by making Cathy joint successor with Linton
• To reunite the Earnshaw and Linton families

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does Heathcliff compare Hareton to in his speech to Nelly?

• A wild animal tamed into submission
• Gold put to the use of paving-stones
• A tree bent by constant wind
• A diamond buried in coal

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

How does Heathcliff explain his feud with Edgar to Cathy?

• He says Edgar cheated him out of Wuthering Heights
• He says Edgar thought him too poor to marry his sister and resented the marriage
• He says Edgar refused to let him see Catherine on her deathbed
• He tells her the full, honest account of what happened

What does the word "salubrious" mean as used in this chapter?

• Gloomy and depressing
• Health-giving and wholesome
• Extremely cold and biting
• Wealthy and prosperous

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

How do Cathy and Linton exchange secret letters?

• Through Hareton, who delivers them personally
• By hiding them under a stone on the moors
• Through a milk-fetcher boy from the village
• Through the housekeeper at Wuthering Heights

What does "immolation" mean in the context of the letter-burning scene?

• A heartfelt confession
• A peaceful resolution
• The act of destroying or sacrificing something
• The act of forgiving someone

What does Nelly compare Cathy to when she discovers her letters are missing?

• A ship lost in a storm
• A bird flying back to a plundered nest
• A candle flame snuffed out
• A flower wilting in frost

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

Why does Heathcliff say he covets Hareton "twenty times a day"?

• Because Hareton reminds him of Catherine
• Because Hareton has natural strength and spirit that Linton lacks
• Because Hareton is the rightful heir to Wuthering Heights
• Because Hareton is obedient and never questions him

What promise does Cathy make to Nelly to prevent the letters from being shown to Edgar?

• She promises to visit Wuthering Heights only with Nelly present
• She promises to never speak to Linton again
• She promises to neither send nor receive letters, books, locks of hair, rings, nor playthings
• She promises to tell Edgar everything herself